Tom O'Leary
What is self development anyway?
Self development is a catch-all phrase, that has been used and misused for all sorts of purposes. People use it interchangeably with self help, self improvement, popular psychology, personal development and a few other less popular terms. Pedantics aside, what we are talking about here is pursuing your potential or pursuing a series of goals.
Self Development has become […]
The Benefit of Life Compartmentalism
When someone describes a life that is compartmentalised, it is meant as an insult. They are describing the way that a person behaves with one set of ideas, morals and values in one area of their life and a completely different set in another. They are describing someone with a lack of integrity. I use […]
If your life was for sale would you buy it?
Location, location, location - Bargain hunters take note. Foreclosure forces sale of perfect Fixer-upper. Run down, but with plenty of potential. In need of TLC. Apply with in. Price on Application
When you buy something like a house, you are faced with a mass of different choices. You are forced to decide what is most important […]
Don’t Rock the Boat
Imagine you are packing to take a trip up river in a small boat. There are two different approaches to deciding what to take. The first is to think of all the things that you would like to take with you on your trip. The second is to think of the things that you wouldn’t want to be without […]
Every Action is an Interaction
The fracturing of traditional family and social networks can make us feel independent, self contained and alone. The increased connectivity and contact-ability that we experience online, makes us aware that every action that we make actually involves other people. What do we do with this apparent paradox?
Our Western world seems to be heading further down the road of individualism and self […]
“You’ve met too many people like you”
As far as I can see, this world is populated by more than 6.6 billion species of humans, each species with only one member. While scientists would like to clump us all together under one name - Homo Sapiens - it seems like there is more difference, than similarities between us. This diversity is wonderful but […]
Anyone for a Gemeinschaft? - Real Online Communities
The internet would have to be the largest organisation that our world has ever seen. Actually it is one massive organisation made up of millions of smaller organisations. Each of these organisations can be put into 1 of 2 categories if we look through the glasses of the German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies.
In 1887, Tonnies wrote Gemeinschaft and Gesellshaft to describe two different […]
Why I will never go Pro again.
“Going Pro” is a popular goal for many people today. Some seek to become Professional Athletes, some Professional Musicians. Many are exploring Professional blogging and of course Nacho Libre wanted to become a Pro Wrestler. There is a certain flavour of Professionalism that is enticing. It sounds respectable, it gives legitimacy to your goals and it looks great in a CV. But […]
The Life Goal Action Code of Blogging
Today I wrote an article (or more a rant) about the downfall of the internet. It became one big complaint about the swelling ranks of seo experts and affiliate marketing gurus, and how they could gradually turn the internet into a ghost town. When I went back and re-read my final edit I was ashamed. I had written a […]
We are not alone.
Its probably no surprise to most of us, but we are actually living on this planet with quite a large number of other people - in fact over 6.6 billion others. Each of these people has their own brain complete with ideas, motivation, values and desires. This is great when we think of the benefits […]
